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Flights to London - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to London to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to London?

These are the best prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to London was found on the route from Shanghai, at £139 one-way and £354 return. The most popular connection is from Beijing to London and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £448 in the last 3 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to London?

The average price of all flights to London clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to London is Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as £640. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where prices are £745 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to London?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to London, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to London is May, where tickets cost £473 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and June, where the average cost of tickets from China is £912 and £896 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is March with an average price of £469.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to London?

The average price for all flights to London depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to London is generally in the evening, when flights cost £562 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to London is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £748.

What is a good deal for flights to London?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to London, 25% of our users found tickets to London for the following prices or less: From Chengdu £362 one-way - £735 return, from Zhengzhou £398 one-way - £374 return, from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport £445 one-way - £647 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to London?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to London, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 74 days before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in London?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in London is London Southend Airport, with an average flight price of £66.

Which airlines fly to London?

Air China, China Southern, and China Eastern are commonly used to fly to London from China. See the amount of flights per week for popular airlines flying to London.

Which airline offers the most flights to London?

Of the 5 airlines that fly to London, British Airways offers the most flights, with around 444 per week, followed by easyJet with 326 flights per week.

How many airports are there in London?

There are 6 airports in London: London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London Gatwick Airport (LGW), London Stansted Airport (STN), London Luton Airport (LTN), London City Airport (LCY) and London Southend Airport (SEN). The busiest airport is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), with 49% of all flights arriving there.

How long is the flight to London?

The duration of your flight to London depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to London on KAYAK are from Beijing, which takes 11h 07m, Guangzhou, which takes 12h 40m, and Shanghai, which takes 12h 45m.

How many direct flights to London are there each day?

There are around 123 direct flights from within China to London every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 10:00 the most common departure time and 55% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to London are there each week?

Each week there are around 858 direct flights from within China to London. The most common day for departures is Thursday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to London each week?

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to London. Instead, there are 92 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport.

How many cities have direct flights to London?

From China, there are direct flights to London from 11 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport, with 35 direct flights each week.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from China to London

Low season

March

High season

July

Cheapest flight

£175
Best time to beat the crowds (21% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (14% more expensive on average)
Flight from Shanghai Pudong Airport to London Heathrow Airport

FAQs - booking London flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to London?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to London was found on the route from Shanghai, at £139 one-way and £354 return. The most popular connection is from Beijing to London and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £448 in the last 3 days.

  • Which London airport is closest to central London?

    The distance between London City and the city centre of London is 8 miles, which makes it the closest of the 6 London airports airports. London Heathrow Airport is 14 miles away from the centre, London Gatwick Airport is 24 miles away, and London Luton Airport is 28 miles away from the city centre London.

  • How much is a flight to London?

    On average, a flight to London costs £600. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost £349 and departed from Zhengzhou Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to London?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to London.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to London?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to London is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to London?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to London with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to London?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to London up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to London

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Prefer to fly direct to London?

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Direct departures

China to London

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +121 more

ANA, AccesRail, +122 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +122 more

ANA, AccesRail, +123 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +122 more

ANA, AccesRail, +123 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +119 more

ANA, AccesRail, +120 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +125 more

ANA, AccesRail, +126 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +119 more

ANA, AccesRail, +120 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +125 more

ANA, AccesRail, +126 more

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Direct returns

London to China

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +121 more

ANA, AccesRail, +122 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +122 more

ANA, AccesRail, +123 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +122 more

ANA, AccesRail, +123 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +119 more

ANA, AccesRail, +120 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +125 more

ANA, AccesRail, +126 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +119 more

ANA, AccesRail, +120 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +125 more

ANA, AccesRail, +126 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from China to London

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to London. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from China to London. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to London? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.7
China SouthernOverall score based on 279 reviews
8.0Boarding
7.5Entertainment
7.7Comfort
7.3Food
8.3Crew
Airline reviews

We bought the business class tickets. The check-in staff and onboard crew were excellent, providing commendable service throughout. However, it was disappointing to find that China Southern Airlines does not have a lounge at SFO. Instead, passengers were provided with a $35 per person food voucher, which fell short of expectations. Furthermore, the quality of the onboard food left much to be desired, marking a significant decline compared to our previous flight experience in 2019, prior to the pandemic.

6.0 GoodMichelle, Apr 2024SFO - CAN
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We bought the business class tickets. The check-in staff and onboard crew were excellent, providing commendable service throughout. However, it was disappointing to find that China Southern Airlines does not have a lounge at SFO. Instead, passengers were provided with a $35 per person food voucher, which fell short of expectations. Furthermore, the quality of the onboard food left much to be desired, marking a significant decline compared to our previous flight experience in 2019, prior to the pandemic.

Wuhan - Dubai. Old plane: 1. Only USB charger. No power outlet to plug in.. 2. Super narrow seat layout 3. Toilet cover consistently fell down and hit my back when sitting on it.. :( 4. Entertainment system touch screen not sensitive, and need to press hard or use finger tips to hit. Crew were very nice and accommodating though.

1. I got very poor check in experience with the counter lady . This is the first airline I ever experienced that no combine check in weight allow . Even we have 4 of us but weight counter by piece . So we wasted lot of time argue and repack . This is super crazy 2. Next I left my Samsung tablet on the plane . And I started to escalate and finally spoke to southern airline lost and found in Malaysia and the amazing answer she give is : system nothing found and please try to call southern airline in china 🧐 . I have been flying many other airlines but this is my first encounterment with such irresponsible airline response and no empathy given to customer . My feeling is nobody bother whether how customer like me feel and I’m just too small for the management to take note .

No red vine, no whiskey, no vodka. No that I wanted all of them at once but still...

During flight, some passengers perform stomping leg exercises which disturb the comfort (I.e. sleep) of other passengers.

No good but was short flight. Both of our China Southern flights were on time. No surprises.

Quality flight from start to finish. Customer service is evidently very important to this company. The staff really exceeded expectations.

Traveling with the Chinese airlines , their service superior to the US Airlines , they are much more friendly and the seats are comfortable , In the past I flew with United , now ,United Airline will become history for me .

Pros: "Yes, seats were very comfortable and crew members were extremely helpful"
Cons: "Everything was excellent."
Pros: "see SH to GZ prior flight. The same."
Cons: "Same problems. Get KFC or McDonalds to cater. No one enjoys the airline's food which I suspect is prepared on a very small budget. Even a sandwich with a pre-packaged drink would elevate the foodservice."

Cabin crew on our flight showed lack of any customer service gruff and acting annoyed if you asked anything and I mean anything Example a man on the seat over dropped his beer on my husbands blanket We asked if we could switch out blankets cabin crew Said. No we don’t have any extras OK well can you take the wet one Cabin crew looked disgusted and annoyed Took it no OK or yes just a growl

Quick flight. But cabin crew were very noisy and talking too much, especially when we were seated at the back of the plane trying to sleep through the night .

My ticket was for Premium Economy and all the seats were taken, I was placed in Economy class and I’m looking for a refund.

Unfortunately delayed 2 hrs due to faulty tyre.. which had to be changed, but better safe than sorry.

The delay was an issue. Other than that. Every thing good

Hi vergin Atlantic service was good but the flight ticket agent travel up charge me extra 57 pounds as a airport charges, actually I refuse to pay but they say if I not pay £57 then they say you will not be able to travel from Heathrow to goa ,so for me there was no option and it was just 3 day before my departure so i paid, so please look in to the matter. And I have a receipt of £ 57 as well .thanks

Staff didn’t check cabin well for landing seemed more interested in chatting to each other. Food was poor and differed from pre order.

We were in the last group to be called to the flight - which was 30 minutes late taking off. While we were lucky enough to have been given bulkhead seats (due to a medical condition I’d told them about beforehand) the seats weren’t particularly comfortable. A crying baby for the whole trip made things worse, so the crew managed very well with coping. The final thing I’d say was that there wasn’t enough food served during the flight.

Very good. Glad we had Premium for the flight out.

We flew Upper Class from London to The Turks and Caicos. Check in was amazing. Our ldriver too us directly to a special entrance to terminal 3. It took 10 minutes to check in and clear customs. Amazing! The VA lounge is large and comfortable. Boarding the flight was easy and without a wait. The crew was excellent. But the seats were awful, strange and uncomfortable. Having a comfortable flat bed seat is the reason we pays 1000s extra. The VA 787 uses a reverse herringbone configuration. Look it up. You have your back to the window and are facing the aisle with no privacy. Turning the seat into a bed requires assistance from the crew so not very spontaneous. . The food was ok. A bit tasteless and meager portions. Had to pay for WiFi. I believe VA has other configuration on their dream airbus flights. Lots of stuff about all this on YouTube where you can see what I have been describing. I can not recommend taking VA on a long flight with these seats.

For the price we paid, I couldn’t complain. Was good value for money. Service was excellent but food was mediocre. Crew were excellent and spoke English. You will never go hungry. The food was ample but was mediocre. Entertainment limited and wifi doesn’t all allow you to access some social media. The best part was comfortable seats and bed (business class) with a screen to close out the rest of the cabin.

Good airline for the price. The Air stewardess are great, nothing is to much trouble. Will use again.

The flight was cancelled without any reason. But the next flight to Shanghai has to be cancelled to pay penalty.

How do you run out of beer after one hour of a twelve hour flight?!

You’re in the three parts of my life, the China Eastern air crew remembered and wish me happy birthday. I was given pastries on two different occasions and a complementary drink. The stew is wish me happy birthday and gave me a birthday card. Everything was first class. Thank you.

2 hours delay on the 1st plane out of the day!!!!!

Multiple delays, with no explanation. Caused us to almost miss our connector. The airline made no effort when we arrived in Shanghai to help us make it to our next flight with the same airline.

Pros: "The flight was smooth. Food was on time . Wine is available for the anxious flyers who can’t sleep."
Cons: "Better softer hand soap , sprays and lotion . Sleep mask"
Cons: "delay of about 1 hour, we almost missed our international flight from beigin"
Pros: "Nice staff."
Cons: "Although I've ordered vegan food about 3 months in advance, I have not been provided with a vegan meal and received cheese lasagne. Pretty sad on such a long distance flight."

The flight was delayed for almost 5 hours, but I understand that it was not up to the company, however how they could handle the situation better, they never apologized for that delay, moreover despite passengers being there for 7 hours only thing they did was to give a bowl of instant noodles, afterwards on the plane tiny snacks, people were there starting from lunch time and we’ve arrived to destination at almost midnight

Flight was delayed for 2 hours for no reason, then we spent almost an hour after boarding because of the weather conditions. If we left on time we could avoid that 😾

Cons: "Everything was great. Very nice and friendly crew, clean plane, great food. Excellent overall"
Pros: "Friendly crew and helpful staff"
Cons: "Missed connection from PEK to XIY due to delayed arrival and early departure. From XIY to PEK, booked and confirmed 11 departure, changed to 12:30 without notification or explaination. Rushed connections at PEK, pretty much ran from the minute left plan to another terminal, through custom, through all the health check points, security check. Just keep the fights on time and keep the original schedules, not arbitrarily change them."
Pros: "Because of our delay, we flew with Air Thai instead of Air China....much better airline"
Pros: "The price"
Cons: "Staff was not helpful and kind of rude unless you spoke their language. Food options were terrible and not very comfortable seat for 13+ hr flight."
Pros: "The food was good. It was nice that they supply wet hot towels before each meal. The seat was comfortable with the price I paid for. The rest room is nice and clean and quite spacious. The L’occitane toiletery bag was nice."
Cons: "It would be nice to supply mouthwash in the rest room. It would be nice to have a foot step at the bottom to open the trash container. The comforter is not washed and smells."
Cons: "Even for business class there is no TV screen on each seat. Just one small TV screen on the ceiling for a few rows to share. It would be much better with TV screen on each seat. I was sitting in the first row business class and the air hostess skipped me and didn’t give me a slipper. She gave me a used slipper at the end only without a packet. This is unprofessional to treat a business class passenger"
Cons: "Seats are narrow, leg room limited, and food is minimal."
Pros: "Crew was great and was happy to get gluten free food i could eat"
Cons: "Not lose my bags :("

Better food and more space in the seats. Also when doing the web check in both times I was going in to your site the minute you open it and there is not really many seats to choose only to buy!!!

It was ok, not as good as it used to be. The Heathrow connection was a disaster - complete anarchy, unknowledgable and skimpy assistance and signage. Gate crew at next flight was great, held the flight while my wife struggled through security.

It was great! The seats were comfortable, and they fed me during the transatlantic flight, something which I have been missing out on for the past 3 years as I travel to and from school.

The seats were uncomfortable. It was an old plane. The crew could have been more hospitable.

This flight was cancelled at the last minute. We were rebooked on another flight but a day later. We lost a day of our vacation and paid for a night in a hotel we couldn’t use. The flights we were rebooked on (both American) messed up our seating on both flights-we didn’t get the seats we had paid for. All in all, a terrible experience.

I declined a wheelchair in Vienna as I was told it was a short walk. However, though I "boarded" the bus first, I was at the back when we got to the plane. There were steps up to the plane and no-one helped except the stewardess as I was near the top of the stairs. She found a better seat for me also.

Horrible connection in Heathrow on flight to destination. Flight missed due to delay on incoming flight. They did rebook us, and then that flight was delayed 2 hours. They don’t post gate info until 45 minutes to departure time which can cut it close if you have to take a tram to your terminal gate area. Then our return flight was completely cancelled. They notified us at 4:30AM. They rebooked us on a different airline and a different fare class. We were completely screwed. Travel day ended up being 30 hours. I will never fly them again.

Lost our bags in Heathrow, We didn’t receive bags in Mallorca for 3 days, out of a 7 day cycling vacation. Really inconvenient and disappointing!

There's no inflight entertainment, plane was old, power USB didn't work

We missed the flight to Barcelona because the flight from Baltimore was delayed. We flew on Vueling VW6653. Our luggage didn’t arrive. Please help us get our luggage. We are staying at Hotel Gran Via in Barcelona

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Cheapest flights to London from China found in 2024

Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to London found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
28/5Tue
1 stopEtihad Airways
18h 00mPKX-LHR
31/5Fri
1 stopEtihad Airways
35h 00mLHR-PKX
£445
28/5Tue
1 stopHainan Airlines
32h 40mPEK-LHR
31/5Fri
1 stopHainan Airlines
33h 15mLHR-PEK
£448
11/6Tue
1 stopChina Southern
19h 15mPVG-LHR
18/6Tue
1 stopChina Southern
31h 50mLHR-PVG
£460
11/6Tue
1 stopChina Southern
29h 20mSHA-LHR
18/6Tue
1 stopChina Southern
28h 15mLHR-SHA
£460
9/11Sat
directBritish Airways
14h 45mPVG-LHR
16/11Sat
directBritish Airways
12h 40mLHR-PVG
£513
1/11Fri
directBritish Airways
14h 45mPVG-LHR
17/11Sun
directBritish Airways
12h 40mLHR-PVG
£527
23/5Thu
1 stopChina Eastern
17h 55mPKX-LGW
30/6Sun
1 stopChina Eastern
18h 10mLGW-PKX
£532
8/11Fri
directAir China
12h 40mPVG-LGW
16/11Sat
directAir China
11h 05mLGW-PVG
£552
9/6Sun
2 stopsChina Eastern
29h 10mPKX-LGW
16/6Sun
2 stopsChina Eastern
22h 40mLGW-PKX
£568
8/11Fri
directAir China
12h 40mPVG-LGW
22/11Fri
directAir China
11h 05mLGW-PVG
£592

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to London found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
2/6Sun
1 stopHainan Airlines
27h 25mPVG-LHR
£175
26/5Sun
1 stopHainan Airlines
27h 25mPVG-LHR
£176
23/5Thu
2 stopsChina Southern
32h 50mPVG-LHR
£272
18/5Sat
1 stopChina Southern
29h 10mPVG-LHR
£279
27/6Thu
2 stopsChina Eastern
34h 30mPKX-LGW
£295
18/6Tue
1 stopChina Eastern
26h 15mPKX-LGW
£323
22/5Wed
directAir China
12h 30mPVG-LGW
£411
28/5Tue
directAir China
12h 30mPVG-LGW
£414
29/5Wed
directBritish Airways
13h 20mPKX-LHR
£450
24/5Fri
directBritish Airways
14h 35mPVG-LHR
£453

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Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to London that are departing in the next 10 days.
18/5Sat
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
16h 50mPVG-LHR
23/5Thu
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
24h 10mLHR-PVG
£499
18/5Sat
multi-stopKLM
36h 20mPEK-LHR
25/5Sat
multi-stopKLM
32h 45mLHR-PEK
£533
14/5Tue
multi-stop
26h 30mPVG-LGW
18/5Sat
multi-stop
31h 40mLGW-PVG
£574
18/5Sat
multi-stopHainan Airlines
30h 10mPVG-LHR
23/5Thu
multi-stopHainan Airlines
19h 05mLHR-PVG
£646
18/5Sat
multi-stopHainan Airlines
22h 15mSHA-LHR
23/5Thu
multi-stopHainan Airlines
28h 15mLHR-SHA
£646
14/5Tue
multi-stopChina Southern
29h 45mSHA-LHR
18/5Sat
multi-stopChina Southern
17h 00mLHR-SHA
£706
14/5Tue
directVirgin Atlantic
14h 40mPVG-LHR
18/5Sat
directVirgin Atlantic
12h 45mLHR-PVG
£834
18/5Sat
multi-stopChina Southern
17h 20mSHA-LHR
23/5Thu
multi-stopChina Southern
16h 20mLHR-SHA
£969
17/5Fri
directAir China
12h 30mPVG-LGW
23/5Thu
directAir China
11h 15mLGW-PVG
£992
17/5Fri
directAir China
12h 30mPVG-LGW
23/5Thu
directAir China
11h 15mLGW-PVG
£1,080

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